Thai cardinal proud to have helped choose Pope

Michael Michai Cardinal Kitbunchu

Function: Archbishop of Bangkok, Thailand

Title: Cardinal Priest of S Lorenzo in Panisperna

Birthdate: Jan 25, 1929	Country: Thailand

Elevated: Feb 02, 1983	More information: www.catholic-hierarchy.org

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Thai cardinal proud to have helped choose Pope
May 06, 2005
The head of Thailand's 300,000-strong Roman Catholic community has expressed his pride of being among the cardinals who helped choose the latest pope.

BANGKOK, May 3 2005 (TNA/ mcot.org) - In an interview to Thailand's Catholic media, Cardinal Michael Meechai Kitbunchu said that helping participate in the Catholic history by being among the 115 cardinals who elected Pope Benedict XVI was a personal experience of great value.

The first Thai national to ever assist in choosing a pope, Cardinal Michael described Pope Benedict XVI as a man of gentleness and humility.

He also revealed that around 40 young Thai Catholics would attend a Catholic youth meeting in the German city of Cologne next August when the new pope paid his first foreign visit.

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